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Healing moments

Deidre and I went to visit Jeannette, a friend of Deidre’s dad, and she gave me a Reiki session for half an hour. It was very good, and I felt that it did me some good. Yesterday morning I woke … Read more …

Random holiday musings

I organised dial-up internet access for my travels around Australia. It’s certainly been ‘essential’ for me continue updating my blog with photos and updates. However, it’s a bloody pain having to put up with speeds of around 36 kbps instead … Read more …

My family

For the first time in 11 years, I saw my parents again. They’ve gotten older, as one would expect, but apart from that, not much has changed at all. They still have the ‘poverty thinking’ I’ve talked about in a … Read more …

Holiday – Day 5

Right, I’m back from Berri now, and what an interesting journey it was. As we were leaving Adelaide, I stopped at the River Torrens in the city, and took a picture of this rotunda and a church in the background. … Read more …

Holiday – Day 3

What a full, interesting and enjoyable day. But first, let me show you this… That’s me, looking very grumpy. Well, wouldn’t you be grumpy if you were wearing a pair of reindeer horns? Luckily, after she had placed them on … Read more …

Holiday in Australia – Day 2

We had a nice relaxing time this morning around a very large, indulgent breakfast, consisting of fruit, bacon and eggs, toast and jam, and coffee… lovely! By the time we finished it was lunchtime, and we went for a drive … Read more …

Letting go of the world

Do not waste a lot of time thinking or talking about the shortcomings or wrong actions of those in power. Their organization of the world has created your opportunity; all you get really comes to you because of them. Do … Read more …

Time to rest

We finally arrived at Adelaide around 3:20pm, being picked up by Deidre’s dad. We’ve spent the afternoon talking and drinking beer, and Deidre’s been able to have a really good catch up with him. I just wanted to place a … Read more …

After lunch…

I don’t think all my updates are going to be this frequent, but where people sit and read newspapers, or watch crap on the tv that’s in the boarding area, I write on the laptop. 😀 I have a sore … Read more …

Interlude between Sydney and Adelaide

Deidre’s mum met up with us at the Sydney airport, and joined us to wait for our flight to Adelaide, which leaves at 1:45pm. We’ve had a coffee, and chatted…. Oh, before we settled in the cafe, we tried to … Read more …

The journey (holiday!) begins

I’m sitting on the plane right now, at 34,000 feet somewhere over the water between NZ and Australia. This is the first time I’ve used the laptop actually on a plane, and there just ain’t enough room to ‘spread my … Read more …

My blogging life

I don’t know how much of a blogger you are, or even if you’re a blogger at all (a blogger is someone who writes for a blog; usually their own, but not always), but I am a blogger. To me, … Read more …

Energy exchange of life

One of my new ‘fans’ was talking on his blog about how much time and effort he went to, to get a credit back on his account. After a little bit of a debate within the comments of his post, … Read more …